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SI X X Sm IQZQS N X ix bi Egg THE PARADISE ISLFS OF THE PACIFIC 3 as K Aloha' Thls Hawanan word ill of greetlng stnkes a responsIve i yall chord In our hearts when after voy agmg two thousand mnles across the Indlgo blue surface of the Pacific Ocean Wlth ltS gold tlpped waves and Ieflectxons of colorful sunsets and lunar ralnbows we step ashore on Oahu the most Important of the mne Islands composmg the Terrxtory of HHWHII U S A Wreaths of fragrant flowers or garlands called leIs are thrown about our necks as symbols of greetmg and affectlon whlle the natIonal Hawanan band gnves us an appealmg welcome We find ourselves In Honolulu a cIty of beautlful locatlon wlth the ocean breaklng Into surf on the coral reefs just outsxde ltS door and the troplcally wooded mountalns and the extlnct volcano craters both rxch In color as Its background a clty whlch mId way between the Unlted States and the Orient IS a meeting place for many races and natlons apanese Hawallan Chmese Korean Portugese FIlIpIno Brltlsh German Russlan and Amerlcan We see llttle Chlnese women In thelr qualnt trousers and jackets women of apan lh thelr many colored klmonos the Hawauan women In the long grotesque wrapper lxke garments whlch the early mIssIonarIes Introduced slde by sxde wlth fashlonable Engllsh or Amerxcan resldents for here the Unrtecl States IS workmg out one of the greatest AmerIcanIzatIon problems of the age Uncle Sam has fully reallzed the stragetlc Importance of thls mld PBCIHC possesslon for the Island of Oahu alone IS one of the most trongly fortlfled spots In the world The crater of the extmct volcano Dlamond Head whlch stands as a sentlnel overlooklng the cIty falrly brlstles Wlfh cannon and the few hundred square mlles of the Island contain seven army posts one of which Schofield Barracks IS consldered the largest garnson In the world The langorous beauty of the cIty however IS not In the least SUggCStlVC of mllltarlsm The groves of cocoanut palms, hyblscus hedges half con ceallng tYOplC8l gardens, avenues of tall royal palms and flower bearing trees Wlth showers of golden blossoms afford a spectacle of colorful beauty, as do the resIdentIal sectlons WhlCh wlnd up the mountaln valleys to the splendld heIghts overlookmg the ocean The forms of recreatlon are varxed and dellghtful We may follow the mountain traxls up Tantalus, we may bathe In the Warm waters at Walklkl Beach, or slt quletly on one of the PICYS watchmg the brown sklnnecl natlve Page Tuelzly Four 1.- ' V Xl I .1 - Q v s . ' S :', Q i H S X - X Q 'st . Q .'- Q' --.- - - g - S K 1 Q I, - - ,ae . . , .1 I , , -, IJ- - gf i , 'K A ,' gpg V I'?, IX I, I 2:? i 'f'Zz I, 1 - lg g aff g Exif . . . ' If Q,-,I,I,,II,I. 6 - gfmij W I ' I I I - - I I I I . , y I ! Y 7 i - I 1 J . I I I I I I I I , J - , 7 I - 1 I I ' I I I S t . , , , V - Y -, . , , L - I I
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